Practice Report: Braille Training for Blindness Professionals at The Hadley School for the Blind (Online)

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Description of Practice Report: Braille Training for Blindness Professionals at The Hadley School for the Blind

Ideal models for teaching students with visual impairments that take into account budgetary (Wittenstein, 2010) and staffing constraints, significant geographic dispersion, and low student ratios have yet to be widely implemented in the United States. The lack of sufficient degree programs to certify teachers of visually impaired students and rehabilitation professionals has been eloquently documented by many (Ambrose-Zaken & Bozeman, 2010; Huebner & Wiener, 2001). The itinerant model of teaching students with visual impairments leaves little time for continuing education for teachers of students with visual impairments (Brown & Beamish, 2012; Olmstead, 1991; Spungin, 2003).